Producing beef calves from the dairy herd
LIC Ireland’s Aiden Cunningham reviews what the latest action in the beef market means for dairy producers trying to add value to their beef calves.
April 2, 2024
LIC Ireland’s Aiden Cunningham reviews what the latest action in the beef market means for dairy producers trying to add value to their beef calves.
Dairy sector production has held strong in the face of difficult climate conditions throughout the 2022/23 season in New Zealand.
Juan Suotto, Commercial Advisor in Genetics at Gensur, LIC’s distributor in Uruguay, recently visited New Zealand to learn more about how our farming systems can benefit Uruguayan farmers.
LIC is well placed to support farmers to meet the on-farm emissions intensity reduction targets recently announced by New Zealand dairy co-operative, Fonterra.
Latest LIC research reaffirms users of LIC genetics in NZ are achieving faster rates of genetic gain – almost doubling the speed of improvement in their herds.
In June 2023, seven Chilean dairy farmers travelled to New Zealand for a bespoke farm tour. The objective? To discover what makes New Zealand dairy farmers some of the most productive, profitable and resilient dairy farmers in the world.
A programme of consistent genetic gain, recording accuracy, and calf quality is the key to success on the Rogers’ Taupiri Farm in Waikato, New Zealand.
During a time of huge change and reinvention on Simon Scott’s farm in south-west Victoria, Australia, one thing has remained steady – Simon has never strayed from LIC genetics.
LIC Herd Improvement Analyst Jayden Calder discusses the benefit of genomics when making breeding selections and the role of bull teams to help fulfil herd improvement goals.
With climate change now accepted as part of the Earth’s future, heat stress on farms is a factor that is garnering increasing interest and awareness within the dairy industry worldwide.
Are you trying to solve current problems with historic tools? LIC FarmWise consultant, Darren Sutton, explores strategic ways dairy farmers can adapt to the changing climate.
Breeding dairy cows that produce less methane and nitrogen is helping one Tasmanian farm group meet its sustainability goals.
